| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
63 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Summary |
Examines the causes and effects of both natural and man-made disasters, including volcanoes, earthquakes, ice storms, nuclear accidents, famine, oil spills, fires, and a possible future breakdown of technology. |
| Contents |
Natural disasters -- Krakatau -- Vesuvius -- Tokyo earthquake -- Tsunami -- Ice storm -- Twister -- Bushfire -- Epidemic -- Locust -- Living on the edge -- Man-made disasters -- Famine -- Chernobyl -- Bridge on fire -- Runaway collision - - Titanic -- Oil spill -- Smog -- Landslide -- Wall Street crash -- Future disasters -- Getting hotter -- World under water -- Medical threats -- Crowded planet -- San Francisco earthquake -- Meteorite! |
| Subject |
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
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Disasters -- Juvenile literature.
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Disasters.
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| ISBN |
0753452219 |
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9780753452219 |
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